Hugh Edward Adair (1815-1902)

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Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Ipswich (1847-74)
Deputy Lieutenant of County Antrim
Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Suffolk
Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Antrim

Biography

Sir Hugh Edward Adair, 3rd Baronet Adair was born 26 December 1815 in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom to Robert Shafto Adair (1786-1869) and Elizabeth Maria Strode (1792-1853) and died 2 March 1902 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Harriet Camilla Adair (1838-1909) 10 July 1856 in England, United Kingdom.

He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)1 He was a practicing Barrister-at-Law.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Ipswich between 1847 and 1874.1 He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Adair [U.K., 1838] on 5 February 1886.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Antrim.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Suffolk.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Antrim.1 He died on 2 March 1902 at age 86.1

Adair Baronets

Adair Baronetcy, of Flixton Hall in the County of Suffolk, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom given to a distinguished branch of the Adair Family.^[1] It was created on 2 August 1838 for Robert Adair. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet, Robert who sat as Member of Parliament for Cambridge. In 1873 he was created Baron Waveney, of South Elmham in the County of Suffolk, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for services rendered as Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim and Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty Queen Victoria of England.^[2] The barony became extinct on his death in 1886 while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother, Hugh Adair, the third Baronet. The latter had earlier represented Ipswich in Parliament. Two of his sons, the fourth and fifth Baronets, both succeeded in the title. The fifth Baronet's son, the sixth Baronet, was a Major-General in the British Army during World War II. The title became extinct on the latter's death in 1988.

See Also Adair Family Ancestry.
See Also Ballymena Castle - primary family estate in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Ballymena Castle

Ballymena Castle was a large estate located in the village of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The land was first given to the Adair family by King Charles I in 1626, with a right to hold two annual fairs and a free Saturday market in perpetuity. As of 2018, the Saturday market still runs.

The Adairs were active in helping Scotch settlers settle the "Ulster Plantation" in Northern Ireland. In the 1600s Sir Robert Adair (d. 1655) built Ballymena Castle as a centre for their Irish estates. But a great portion of the Adair Family continued at their main residence in Kilhilt Tower in Wigtownshire, Scotland. For time Ballymena was renamed "Kinhiltshire".

In 1865, one of the key descendants, Robert Alexander Shafto Adair (2nd Baronet Adair) made extensive modifications to the castle. But in the 20th century, the placed was little used, becoming victim to vandalism and arson before being sold and demolished in 1957. The Adairs sold much of the surrounding landholdings to their tenants.

Marriage and Children

Hugh married his cousin, Harriet Camilla Adair (1838-1909), and had the following children:

Henrietta Mary Adair (1857-)
Hugh Alexander Shafto Adair (1858-1868) - died young
Frederick Edward Shafto Adair (1860-1915) - 4th Baronet Adair, died no male issue
Robert Shafto Adair, 5th Baronet Adair (1862-1949)
Camilla Beatrix Mary Adair (1867-1936)

Children

Offspring of Sir Hugh Edward Adair, 3rd Baronet Adair and Harriet Camilla Adair (1838-1909)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Henrietta Mary Adair (1857-)
Hugh Alexander Shafto Adair (1858-1868)
Frederick Edward Shafto Adair (1860-1915)	26 December 1860 Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom	8 April 1915 Bungay, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Robert Shafto Adair, 5th Baronet Adair (1862-1949)	18 August 1862 England, United Kingdom	9 October 1949 England, United Kingdom	Mary Bosanquet (1862-1950)
Camilla Beatrix Mary Adair (1867-1936)

Siblings

Offspring of Robert Shafto Adair (1786-1869) and Elizabeth Maria Strode (1792-1853)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Robert Alexander Shafto Adair (1811-1886)	25 August 1811 Suffolk, England, United Kingdom	5 February 1886 England, United Kingdom	Theodosia Meade (1811-1871)
Hugh Edward Adair (1815-1902)	26 December 1815 Suffolk, England, United Kingdom	2 March 1902 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, United Kingdom	Harriet Camilla Adair (1838-1909)

Residences

References

^ London Gazette #19631 - 03-Jul-1838, pg 1488
^ London Gazette #23964 - 04-Apr-1873, Pg 1822

(1) Townend, Peter. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 105th edition. London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1970.

Footnotes (including sources)

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[1] London Gazette #19631 - 03-Jul-1838, pg 1488

[2] London Gazette #23964 - 04-Apr-1873, Pg 1822

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